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Photo: Casting about at Schrock LakeAmy Tonti, center, a first-grade teacher at Hamilton STEM Academy, helps kindergarten and first-grade students during a field trip to Sharon Woods Metro Park today. The group fished in Schrock Lake for 45 minutes, catching mostly seaweed, before moving ... |
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American Red Cross provides Memorial Day safety tipsBy Sharon Woods Harris The American Red Cross issued safety tips Monday for the Memorial Day holiday that include travel, boating and cooking. While on the road, buckle up, slow down and don't drive impaired. Be well rested and alert. |
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IDOT seeks input on long range planBy Sharon Woods Harris The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a pubic meeting from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday at the IDOT District 4 Office, 401 Main St., Peoria, to gather information for a long range transportation plan. |
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City recoups money in building saleBy Sharon Woods Harris The city of Pekin has sold the old Landmark Automotive Store building, recouping the money it paid for it two years ago. The city bought the building at 830 Brenkman Drive for $400000 from KEJM Properties LLC of Iowa on June 30, ... |
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Program to end?Josh Bradshaw / Times staff By Sharon Woods Harris The $15 million expansion at Excel Foundry & Machine under way in rural Pekin may not have happened had Pekin not had an enterprise zone to help the company with some of the costs. |
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Pekin Library Board to discuss end of year finance reportBy Sharon Woods Harris The Pekin Public Library Board will meet at 5 pm Tuesday in the Library Community Room for its regular meeting. Topics for discussion include the final financial report for Fiscal Year 2012, municipal bonds, the discontinuance of ... |
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HOPE chest retail store to openJosh Bradshaw / Times staff By Sharon Woods Harris What is it: Members of the Bridgeway Community Church will open The HOPE Chest Retail Store on June 1. The store, located at 1106 Derby St., Pekin, is a ministry dedicated to helping underprivileged ... |
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City clarifies stance on West CampusBy Sharon Woods Harris Save West Campus enthusiasts recently asked for a clear statement from the Pekin City Council concerning its willingness to help finalize a development plan that could save the nearly 100-year-old structure. |
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Contract nullifies labor chargeBy Sharon Woods Harris Teamsters Local 627 members' ratification of a contract with the city of Pekin, among other things, nullifies an unfair labor charge filed in early April by the union with the Illinois Labor Relations Board. |
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Pekin to spend less on street maintenance due to mild winterBy Sharon Woods Harris The city of Pekin will spend $427000 this year for general street maintenance excluding the annual street seal coating project. The money will pay for salt for snow plowing, electricity for street lights, traffic light repairs ... |
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